Isonicotinic acid hydrazide derivatives



ISONICOTINIC ACID HYDRAZIDE DERIVATIVES 15 Claims. (Cl. 260-292) Thisinvention relates to new chemical compounds and more particularly to newisonicotinic acid hydrazide and .hydrazone derivatives of tropinones.

The compounds of this invention include bases of the general formulawherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, or lower 2,838,914 PatentedJune 17, 1958 ice EXAMPLE 1 Isonicotinic acid2-(6-hydr0xy-3-tr0panylidene)hydrazide oxalate [R is HO; the Ys are anadditional band] A solution of- 15.5 g. (0.1 mole) of 6-hydroxytropinoneand 13.7 g. (0.1 mole) of isonicotinic acid hydrazide in 250 cc. ofwater is allowed to stand at room temperature under nitrogen for 24hours. The solution is diluted to 800 c. and freeze-dried to yield about26 g. of isonicotinic acid 2 (6 hydroxy 3 tropanylidene)hydrazide[isonicotinic acid 2 (6 hydroxy 8 methyl 8 azabicyclo 3,2, l -octan-3-ylidene hydrazide] To a solution of 6 g. (0.022 mole) of isonicotinicacid 2-(6-hydroxy-3-tropanylidene)hydrazide in 250 cc. of absolutealcohol is added a solution of 2.8 g. (0.022 mole) of oxalic acid in 100cc. of absolute alcohol. A light tan crystalline solid precipitates,which after drying weighs about 5 g.; M. P. about 153-154 (dec.). Thiscompound is the mono-oxalate salt of isonicotinic acid 2-(6-hydroxy-3-tropanylidene)hydrazide.

EXAMPLE 2 Isomcotinic acid 2-(6-hydr0xy-3-tropanyl) hydr azide dioxalate[R is HO; Y is H] A solution of 13.7 g. (0.05 mole) of isonicotinic acid2- (6-hydroxy-3-tropanylidene)hydrazide in 100 cc. of absoalkoxy, andthe Ys represent either hydrogen or together an additional bond; andsalts thereof.

The compounds of this invention are prepared by the process of thisinvention whichessentially comprises colidensing a tropinone of thegeneral formula wherein R is as above defined," with isonicotinic acidhy-f drazide, and if desired reducing the resultant hydrazone to thecorresponding hydrazi'de. The first reaction is preferably conducted inan aqueous medium. and may be car-E For ease in hancatalyst such as anoble metal catalyst (e. g., platinum oxide or palladium on charcoal) ornickel, the reaction preferably being conducted under an atmosphere ofhydrogen at superatmospheric pressure.

To prepare the salts of this invention, the base is interacted with thedesired acid, preferably in an organic solvent for the base, whereby thesalt formed precipitates and may be recovered by filtration orcentrifugation. Although any acid may be employed, if the compounds areto be used as therapeutic agents, the preferred acids are those whichare non-toxic. Such acids include inorganic acids, such as thehydrohalic (e. g., hydrochloric), sulfuric, nitric and phosphoric acid,and organic acids, such as oxalic, tartaric, citric, acetic and succinicacid.

The compounds of this invention possess both tuberculostatic and centralnervous system stimulant activities. Thus, they may be used instead ofknown tuberculostatic agents, such as streptomycin, in the treatment oftuberculosis, or instead of known central nervous system stimulants,such as pipradol or amphetamine, in the treatment of emotionally tiredand depressed patients. For these purposes they are administeredperorally with dosage ad lute alcohol is shaken at 50-60" for six hoursat a pressure of 50 p. s. i. of hydrogen in the presence of 1 g. of 5%palladium on carbon and mg. of PtO The catalysts are filtered off and tothe alcohol filtrate is added a solution of 9 g. (0.1 mole) of oxalicacid in 200 cc. of absolute alcohol. A white precipitate forms whichbecomes gummy on standing. The solvent is decanted and the gummy residue(about 16 g.) is dissolved in 100 cc. of methanol, treated with Darco(activated carbon), filtered, and the product precipitated withanhydrous ether. After redissolving in methanol and reprecipitating withdry ether, the product Weights about 8 g.; M. P. about -120 (dec.).

EXAMPLE 3 Isonicotinic acid 2-(6-methoxy-3-tr0panylidene)hydrazideoxalate [R is CH O; the Ys are an additional band] A solution of 13.7 g.(0.1 mole) of isonicotinic acid hydrazide in 100 cc. of water is addedto a solution of 16.9 g. (0.1 mole) of 6-methoxytropinone in cc. ofwater. The resulting solution is allowed to stand at room temperaturefor 60 hours and is then diluted to 400 cc. with water andfreezed-dried. A hydroscopic viscous residue of about 22 g. (75%) ofisonicotinic acid 2-(6-methoxy-3- tropanylidene)-hydrazide [isonictonicacid 2-(6-rnethoxy- 8 methyl 8 azabicyclo [3,2,1]octan 3ylidene)hydrazine] is obtained.

A 2.5 g. (0.008 mole) sample of isonicotinic acid 2-(6- methoxy 3tropanylidene)hydrazine is dissolved in 50 cc. of absolute alcohol andto it is added a solution of 0.72 g. (0.008 mole) of oxalic acid in 75cc. of absolute alcohol. The solid which precipitates melts at about115-120, and is the mono-oxalate of isonictotinic acid 2- (6-methoxy-3-trop anylidene hydrazide.

EXAMPLE 4 Isonicotinic acid 2-(6-methoxy-3-tropanyl)hydrazide dioxalate[R is CH O; Y is H] 3 a 22 g.), representing isonicotinic acid 2(6-meth'oxy-3- tropanyl)hydrazide, is dissolved in 300 cc. of dryacetonitrile and to it is added 3.5 g. of oxalic acid in 200 cc. of dryacetonitrile. The crystalline solid which precipitates is filtered anddried. Weight about 18 g.; M. I. about 85-95. After recrystallizationfrom 600 cc. of absolute alcohol, the dioxalate melts at about 137-14O.

Similarly, by substituting tropinone, G-methyl-tropinone or other6-(lower alkyl)tropinones or 6-(lower alkoxy) tropinones for the6-methoxytropinone' reactant in Ex-- ample 3, the correspondingderivatives are produced. Thus, tropinone, 6-methyltropinone,-ethoxytropinone and G-n-butoxytropinoue yield isonicotinic acidv2-(3.-tropanylidene)hydrazide oxalate, isonicotinic acid 2-(6- methyl 3tropanylidene)hydrazide oxalate, isonicotinic acid 2 (6 ethoxy 3tropanylidene) hydrazide oxalate, and isonicotinic acid 2 (6 n butoxy 3tropanylidene)hydrazide. oxalate, respectively, which in turn can beconverted by the procedure of Example 4 to their corresponding tropanylderivatives.

The invention may be otherwise variously embodied Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of bases of the generalformulae and salts thereof, wherein R is selected from thegroupconsisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, and lower alkoxy.

2. Isonicotinic acid. 2 (6 hydroxy 3 tropanylidene)-hydrazide.

3. A non-toxic acid-addition salt of isonicotinic. acid 2- (6-hydroxy-3-trop anyl) hydrazide.

4. Isonicotinic acid 2-[6-(lower alkoxy)-3-tropanyl-- idene] hydrazide.

5. Isonicotinic acid 2-[6-(lower alkoxy)-3-tropanyl]- hydrazide.

6. A non-toxic acid-addition salt of isonicotinic acid 2 [6-(loweralkoxy)-3-tropanyl]hydrazide.

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" '7; Isonicotinic acid 2-(6-rnethoxy-3 -tropanylidene)-hydrazide.

8. Isonicotinic acid 2 (6 methoxy 3 tropa'nyl)- hydrazide.

9. Isonicotinic acid 2 (6 methoxy 3 tropanyl)- hydrazide dioxalate.

10. A process for preparing a compound of the general formula wherein. Ris selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy,and lower alkoxy, and salts thereof, which comprises treating thecorresponding tropanylidene' compound selected from the: groupconsisting of bases: of' the. general formula- RC H-CHCH2 CHr--O H-CHnwherein R is as above-defined, and salts thereof with hydrogen in thepresence of a hydrogenation catalyst.

14. The process of claim 13 wherein the tropanylidene is a salt ofisonicotinic' acid 2-(6 methoxy-3-tropanylidene)hyd.razide..

.15. The process of claim 13 wherein the tropanylidene is asalt ofisonicotinic acid 2-(6-hydroxy-3-tropanylidene)hydrazide.

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1. A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BASES OF THE GENERALFORMULAE